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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
Mù | Mu4
English translation
surname Mu
to herd
to breed livestock
to govern (old)
government official (old)
shepherd; to tend cattle

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

Contains the radical

Niú

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

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A hand  leading an ox  Niú

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

牛攵

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牧童 mù tóng qiān zhāo Niú tǎng Guò jiān .

The cowboy splashed his way across the shallow stream with his cow.

牧师 mù shī 规戒 guī jiè 人们 rén men 邪念 xié niàn .

The minister preached against evil.

dào 星期天 Xīng qī tiān , jiù yǒu quán zài 牧场 mù chǎng shǎng kěn tóu 草根 cǎo gēn 休息 xiūxi 休息 xiūxi le .

On Sundays he had earned the right to graze in the pasture and rest.

—— 牧师 mù shī gān ma zǒng yòng shǒu 捂住 wǔ zhù 心口 xīn kǒu ne ? ”

-- Why does the minister keep his hand over his heart? "

hěn 自然 zìrán de ràng liǎng 牧民 mù mín 保镖 bǎo biāo péi zhāo .

He was, naturally, accompanied by the two shepherd bodyguards.

Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
牧师 mù shī chaplain牧師
to herd
牧场 mù chǎng pasture牧場
畜牧业 xù mù yè animal husbandry畜牧業
畜牧 xùmù to raise animals畜牧 xùmù
牧民 mù mín herdsman牧民 mù mín
牧羊 mù yáng shepherd牧羊 mù yáng
放牧 fàng mù to graze (livestock)放牧 fàng mù
游牧 yóu mù nomadic遊牧
牧羊人 mù yáng rén shepherd牧羊人 mù yáng rén
牧草 mù cǎo pasture牧草 mù cǎo
牧业 mù yè livestock husbandry牧業
牧羊犬 mù yáng quǎn sheepdog牧羊犬 mù yáng quǎn
牧人 mù rén shepherd牧人 mù rén
牧野 Mù yě Muye district of Xinxiang city 新鄉市|新乡市 Xīn xiāng shì [Xīn​xiāng​shì], Henan牧野 Mù yě
牧童 mù tóng shepherd boy牧童 mù tóng
牧歌 mù gē pastoral牧歌 mù gē
杜牧 Dù Mù Du Mu (803-852) Tang dynasty poet杜牧 Dù Mù
牧群 mù qún herd of sheep牧群 mù qún
牧地 mù dì pasture牧地 mù dì
牧畜 mù xù raising livestock牧畜 mù xù
秦牧 Qín Mù Qin Mu (1919-1992), educator and prolific writer秦牧 Qín Mù

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Decomposition

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